What makes them think updating graphics would take any longer than updating the text? I know for many of my projects it would take longer to update text.
This seems like an excuse to cover up some really bad decision-making. But I would be inclined to register my objections, finish the project and just move on. Connie Giordano > -------Original Message------- > From: Thomas Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [TCP] Graphicsless documentation > Sent: 21 Dec '06 07:58 > > Hi Gary, > > For the life of me, I can't see why anyone would want to do such a thing. > I'd sure like to hear the rationale as well. > > Sometimes it isn't worth chewing through the straps. You've been around long > enough to realize it's probably something someone read in a management > magazine as a, hairbrained-as-it-may-be, way to save a few bucks. It'll > probably come back to bite them in the end. My advice is to just dive right > in and do the best job you can. Maybe someone will come to their senses and > have you include graphics before it's too late. I think I'd be stashing away > the screen shots as I went--just in case. It would be easy enough and true > enough to say you're capturing them to use as reference. > > Have a merry Christmas everyone! > > > > Tom Johnson > Technical Writer > Microline Technology Corp. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +1 231 935 1585 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Gary Robinson > Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:54 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [TCP] Graphicsless documentation > > I am authoring online help and adjunct documentation for a client. In a > meeting with the prime contractor today I was instructed that there should > be no graphics in any of the documentation produced for the client. Their > rationale (irrationale?) was that if the documentation ever needed updating > it would be too much work to update the graphics. We are using a well known > screen capture untility and a authoring tool that is built to reuse every > element in the documentation with ease. I pointed out it may take only 2 > minutes a graphic to update them if needed (these are mostly screen captures > with no formatting other that resizing and a hairline border) but to no > avail. I am allowed no contact with the client so I can't ask them their > opinion on this directive. Has anyone else produced graphicless > documentation? If so, what was the rationale? Inquiring minds, etc. > > Regards, > > Gary G. Robinson > Technical Communications Consultant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. > New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help > technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. > > > Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at > www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's > HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. > _______________________________________________ > > Technical Communication Professionals > > Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: > http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com > Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com > ______________________________________________ Author Help files and create printed documentation with Doc-To-Help. New release adds Team Authoring Support, enhanced Web-based help technology and PDF output. Learn more at www.doctohelp.com/tcp. Are you a Help Authoring Trainer or Consultant? Let clients find you at www.HAT.Matrix.com, the searchable HAT database based on Char James-Tanny's HAT Comparison Matrix. Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] for details. _______________________________________________ Technical Communication Professionals Post a message to the list: email [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, unsubscribe, archives, account options, list info: http://techcommpros.com/mailman/listinfo/tcp_techcommpros.com Subscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe (email): send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Need help? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] Get the TCP whole experience! http://www.techcommpros.com
